Ripple’s $XRP just reached $3, moving closer to its $3.60 all-time high. One major factor? The 98% chance of US ETF approval is raising expectations of increased institutional demand.
On the back of this, another altcoin is turning heads. It’s dubbed Wall Street Pepe ($WEPE), and it recently expanded from Ethereum to Solana ahead of new exchange listings.
On Polymarket (an aptly named on-chain prediction market on Polygon), there are growing hopes that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve a Ripple ETF before 2026 begins.
The market is pricing in a 93% chance of an $XRP approval this year, up by a commendable 16% compared to last month.
According to crypto analyst ‘Jungle’ on X, the approval of an $XRP ETF could trigger steady institutional dip-buying instead of panic selling.
His reasoning comes from BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) performance. It has kept increasing its assets under management even during turbulent times for $BTC, a clear sign that institutions are steadily accumulating rather than exiting during volatility.
This could be precisely what’s fueling $XRP’s momentum. On the weekly Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator, $XRP sits around 55.7. Readings above 50 typically signal that buyers have the upper hand.
To top it off, the technical analysis indicates that $XRP isn’t in overbought territory. Therefore, it shows there’s room for the crypto to grow before conditions become too heated.
Naturally, this sets the stage for another possible move toward its ATH if buying pressure comes back. Of course, the SEC approving an $XRP ETF could serve as a major catalyst.But $XRP isn’t the only altcoin set up for success. The broader market is rewarding projects that combine strong communities with scalable infrastructure, and one standout coin attracting attention is $WEPE.
Wall Street Pepe ($WEPE) might have started life on Ethereum, but it now claims to be ‘the best Solana meme coin of 2025.’
It has likely joined Solana to take advantage of its far faster speeds and lower costs. And it’s no wonder, as Solana currently handles 1,080 transactions per second (TPS), making it 49x faster than Ethereum’s 22.14 TPS.
To top it off, Solana’s block times are just 0.4 seconds compared to Ethereum’s 12.33 seconds. Therefore, the $WEPE expansion is a logical move.
To ensure fairness across both ecosystems supported, you can swap $WEPE on Ethereum for $WEPE on Solana at a 1:1 ratio.
Doing so helps stabilize the token’s value and keeps parity between both chains. So it’s not surprising that 3.2M $WEPE has migrated from $ETH to $SOL.Also contributing to $WEPE’s supply stability is its buyback-and-burn mechanism. It removes tokens from circulation on both Ethereum and Solana while maintaining a total token supply capped at 200B.
It’s also worth noting that liquidity for $WEPE on Solana isn’t outsourced. Instead, it comes directly from the project’s treasury, making the move more sustainable and less dependent on external capital.
An extra benefit of $WEPE is its exclusive NFT collection – ‘Non-Fungible Toads’ – created to increase social engagement and reward early supporters.
Only 5,000 NFTs will ever be minted, with whitelist spots given to the most active community members: 1,000 to Alpha Chat members, 1,500 for quest participants, 500 as community rewards, and 2,000 available publicly on a first-come, first-served basis.These developments follow major exchange listings that will increase $WEPE’s visibility and help position the meme coin for wider adoption.
Both projects are gaining traction with hype around $XRP building on ETF speculation and $WEPE going multi-chain and turning to NFTs.
Together, these altcoins demonstrate how strong narratives, solid community backing, and scalability can boost market momentum.Now’s an excellent time to buy $WEPE on presale for $0.001, before it’s listed on some of the best crypto exchanges and its price likely rockets.
But only time can truly tell its success. For this reason, do your own research and don’t invest more than you’d be sad to lose.
Authored by Leah Waters, Bitcoinist – https://bitcoinist.com/xrp-hits-3-dollars-wepe-hype-increases
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